[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Seward
as Ch. 10, Art. 3, of the 1976 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Games of bingo shall be conducted within the municipality in
accordance with all laws of the municipality and the State of Nebraska
if the game of bingo is played for or involves profit or gain. Any
association duly licensed by the State of Nebraska to conduct the
game of bingo shall obtain a written permit from the governing body
before commencing operation of said game. Application shall be made
to the Municipal Clerk for such permit. Said application form shall
contain such information and documents or copies thereof as the governing
body deems necessary to determine whether to grant or reject the application.
Upon the determination that granting the application would be proper,
the governing body shall immediately direct the Municipal Clerk to
issue the license to the applicant upon the payment of a permit fee
in an amount set from time to time by the City Council. Said license
shall be subject to revocation at any time for good cause. Any person
or persons so licensed shall be subject to any other fees, rules,
and regulations which the governing body may designate. All permits
so issued will automatically expire on September 30 following their
issuance or renewal. The fee for each renewal, unless otherwise prescribed,
shall be set from time to time by the City Council. Said fee shall
be credited to the General Fund. The permit shall be on display at
any place where a game of bingo is conducted.[2]
All applicable state statutes as they now exist or may hereafter
be amended shall be, and will constitute, a part of this article as
if repeated verbatim herein, and violation of any state statute will
be a distinct and separate offense against the municipality as well
as against the state. Violators thereof shall be separately prosecuted
by the municipality for each of such offenses, and if convicted shall
be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Neb. RS 9-201 through 9-266)
